Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-27
TERRIBLE LESS OF lIFr
Three Mexican Towns Almost oh,.
ated by Earthquakes and
Volcanoes.
One Hundred and Seventy Pcopls !.
s,antly Killed ana a Large Mum. -
Der Wounded.
,Guaymas tAIexico, dispatch,


The town of Bahispe, in the dis;r;o.
Montezuma, in Sonora, was dss,rorpa
he recent earthquake, and $50 lives W.
.ost. Twenty persons were killed al ons ~"
~ the falling Of buildings. MANY p Spaa
we're injured at Granadas and Gusa I
which towns were almost completely a.
,troyed. vs.
IHermosillo (N1exico) diepntch.l
The earthquake caused terrible dam,.
n Montezuma. 1t destroyed several y
ages, but those in the northeastern N.Y. N.Y.
uttered most terribly. Oputo had Ill Pi y
,ouses destroyed, and nine persons WV y
tilled. Bahispe was utterly destroysS
md $50 people were killed. The bonss
we're leveled to the ground. A new yolesss
appeared, and its eruption DESTROYED all II
timber and pastures OF adioininy yallss
and mountains.
[City of Mexico dispatch.l
The Government has just received its e.,
information regarding the disastrous ear,s
quake on the Sd inst. at the town Of Behisn.
in the district OF Montezuma, Sono,.I
by which $50 persons lost their lives. M
earthquake occurred at $50 p. nj. AT H.
same time volcanic eruptions began
the neighboring mountains, lighting m u
SUBMITS for long distance.
The prediction is made here by ,os
scientists that Mexico is about to unds,'
general seismic convulsion, and recs
records of earthquakes show that thess
widespread volcanic activity from ona a,
Of Mexico to the other.
Tucson (Atizona) dispatch.l
A party has just returned from the Ssn,l
Catalina Mountains and report that II
canyons are full Of water, brought 10 NJ
surface by the earthquake. This is n p,s]
boon for this region, as there are tIon
sands of acres of good farming land n, nl
base of these mountains which only nss
water to make them valuable. Anotbs
good effect of the earthquake is the onen]
ing of two large gold veins which W.,
discovered in the Santa Catalina Monn|
tains at point where tue whole side of
mountain slid down. Several prospectn|
parties left to-day 10 locate claims. Fro1
one to two slight shocks of earthonat|
have been felt here for several days. Tbe|
are too slight to cause alarm. There is n
doubt that nearly every high mountain +
Southern Arizona has to q greater or lea
extent had its topography changed, but d
far as can be learned here there is no nd
tive volcano among them.
.Nogales 'tArizona) dispatch.l |
Later accounts received here tend {
snow that the report of volcano hayinl
broken out in the MILESTONE Mountains
true. Men who arrived from Sonora sal
that there is strong evidence of yolcanj
eruption at IL point about forty miles south
east of Magdalena, and it is confident
said that one peak is throwing out lard
volumes of smoke. accompanied by suea9l
of lava. Smoke and IRE cnn be Distinct
seen from several points along the line 4
the Sonora Railroad. AS tar as can be id
certained. the volcano is in the Sierra Azj
range. from the appearance of the coud
try and the heavy earthquakes that hsj
occurred it is believed that other volcanol
will break forth in few days.
LAREDO tTexns) dispatchl
Passengers arriving on the Monts
train report that great fires are raging
the summit of the mountains in mad
places on both sides Of the road. WhehI
these fires have any connection with d
recent earthquake disturbances in Arizon
aud New Mexico is yet to be determine
as the tops of these mountains are alme|
inaccessible.